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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Wolfspeed and ZF announced a strategic partnership that includes the creation of a joint innovation lab to drive advances in Silicon Carbide (SiC) systems and devices for mobility, industrial and energy applications. The partnership also includes a significant investment by ZF to support the planned construction of the world’s largest 200mm Silicon Carbide device fab in Ensdorf, Germany.

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Green Car Reports

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Ford CEO Jim Farley has already upped F-150 Lightning production to 150,000 a year, and he’s pressing production of its Mustang Mach-E toward 200,000 a year, effectively seeing it reengineered along the way. At the same time, this ramp has been part of a heavy lift at Ford—literally airlifts of parts at times—that’s costing.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

BMW Group Plant Leipzig’s first cell coating line has gone into series operation as e-component production at the site continues to gain momentum. By 2024 the two existing module assembly lines will be complemented by a third, as well as four more cell coating lines and two more high-voltage battery assembly lines. The four coating lines will enter series operation during the course of this year at roughly two-month intervals.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A group helps map out the federal EV charging network. Kansas looks at taxing charging. And will EV range keep getting longer as batteries improve? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Will future EVs keep offering longer range than previous models? Consider the CEO of Mazda in the U.S. as among many executives who aren’t planning on.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The Pole to Pole expedition team and Nissan unveiled an adventure-ready version of the new Ariya electric SUV ( earlier post ), which will undertake a 10-month, 27,000km trip from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole. ( Earlier post.) British adventurers Chris and Julie Ramsey will cross 14 countries, through Canada, North, Central and South America to Punta Arenas in Chile before travelling to the edge of the Antarctic continent, then onward to the South Pole.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Meeting federal goals for a national charging network will require 1,104 EV fast-charging stations along major corridors, according to a new Great Plains Institute study. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law set aside $7.5 billion to build a national EV charging network of 500,000 charging sites, with $5 billion of that amount to be distributed to.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A Kansas House bill calls for a tax on public EV charging—but not home charging. The proposed tax of 3 cents per kilowatt would go to a Kansas highway repair fund reliant on revenue, according to the Kansas Reflector, but it could force EV drivers to pay more than other drivers. Any tax on public charging would effectively be "double.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Swiss marine power company WinGD and Belgian shipping and cleantech group CMB.TECH have signed an agreement on the development of ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines. The companies aim to install the ammonia dual-fuel X72DF engine on a series of ten x 210,000 DWT bulk carriers to be built at a Chinese shipyard in 2025 and 2026. Current X72DF engines are available in 5-cylinder up to 8-cylinder configuration, covering a power range from 10,400 to 25,800kW at 69 to 89rpm.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Jeffrey Guyton, the president and CEO of Mazda USA, isn’t sold on the EV range race. Guyton told Green Car Reports at the 2024 Mazda CX-90 reveal that while electric vehicle buyers today are looking for 300 miles of range, the future's not ever-longer range. Consumers will find they don’t really need even that much, he said.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Researchers from the University of Adelaide and Tianjin University have successfully split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen. A paper on the work is published in Nature Energy. The use of vast amounts of high-purity water for hydrogen production may aggravate the shortage of freshwater resources. Seawater is abundant but must be desalinated before use in typical proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Deliveries of the new P7 in Europe will begin in June, and deliveries of the G9 are expected to begin in September. The post XPeng launches G9 and new P7 in Europe, restarts efforts to build presence overseas appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Nissan Motor will hold Nissan Futures at its Global Headquarters Gallery from 4 February to 1 March. As part of the event launch, Nissan unveiled a physical concept model of its Max-Out EV convertible. The model was previously shown in virtual form as part of the Nissan Ambition 2030 vision announced in November 2021 under the Nissan Futures banner. ( Earlier post.

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EV Specifications

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

XPeng today launched its two latest smart EV models for European markets: G9 flagship SUV, and the new P7 sports sedan. Both models, on show at eCar Expo in Stockholm Feb 3-5, are now available for order in Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, and Sweden. The XPeng G9 features the brand’s latest powertrain system, battery technology, and advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), fully complemented.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Honda held a press briefing in Tokyo on its hydrogen business initiatives. Honda said that it will take a proactive approach to increase the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier and strive to expand its hydrogen business, in addition to continuing to electrify its products. As the core of its hydrogen business, Honda will further advance its fuel cell system.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Chinese EV automaker XPeng Motors officially launched two new models in Europe today – the long anticipated G9 SUV, and an optimized P7 sedan featuring added range and faster charging. Both XPeng EV models are on display at the eCar Expo in Stockholm this weekend and will begin deliveries in four countries throughout Europe later this year. more… The post XPeng opens orders for G9 SUV and updated P7 sedan to these four countries in Europe appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Vitesco Technologies, a leading international supplier of modern powertrain technologies and electric mobility solutions, has joined the Polestar 0 project , an initiative to create the world’s first completely climate-neutral vehicle. ( Earlier post.) Vitesco Technologies has been selected as a collaboration partner to develop the power electronics with the target to achieve a zero-carbon emissions inverter for the production vehicle application in 2030.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Tesla is considering options outside of Nuevo Leon for a potential production facility in Mexico as concerns with energy supply by the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) have established potential barriers for the location. According to several media outlets in Mexico, Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk had outlined its needs for water, roads, labor, and electricity if it were to commit to a factory in Nuevo Leon.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A new RMI framework helps cities and counties prioritize energy projects.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Volvo is reportedly planning to aggressively switch to EVs in China with the help of majority owner Geely. Volvo is one of a select group of legacy brands that have transitioned to electric vehicles incredibly quickly. The brand has followed the traditional route, from hybridized offerings to full electric ones, and is now on the cusp of full electrification.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Norway saw plugin electric vehicles take 76.3% share of the auto market in January, down from 90.5% year on year. The January auto market was highly anomalous due to the new year’s introduction of tighter auto emissions and tax increases, which had pulled sales forward into December.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Zipline, an autonomous drone delivery technology leader, has delivered its 500,000th package globally, reaching a remarkable milestone. While drone delivery sounds like some far-off technology, Zipline, a leader in the technology’s implementation, has continually shown that this is not the case. In fact, the company has announced that it has delivered its 500,000th package globally, making delivery faster, more streamlined, and more sustainable.

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CN EV Post

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In the package, NIO details the discounts it is offering for models due for a changeover, stock car discounts and cash discounts for NT 2.0 platform models. The post NIO releases official incentive package after wide discussion over reported big discounts appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A Tesla Cybertruck prototype was spotted on public roads in Palo Alto, California, sporting a new side mirror design. The Cybertruck is nearing early production phases, and according to Tesla’s Chief Vehicle Designer Franz von Holzhausen, the automaker has finalized the vehicle’s design. It appears Tesla has experimented with a new side mirror design.

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The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

EV subscription company with largest EV fleet in the UK gets financial boost for its mission to accelerate EV adoption. The post British EV subscription service Onto raises £100 million to boost adoption appeared first on The Driven.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The State of Wyoming and the federal government are embattled over where the State should place electric vehicle infrastructure. Despite the news that broke last month that Wyoming was considering banning EVs instead of gas vehicles as many other states have, Wyoming may be far less “anti-EV” than one would think. And perhaps in the best showing of this, according to EnergyWire , the State remains staunchly in support of placing EV infrastructure.

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The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Tesla's recent Nevada factory announcement appears to show that it has slashed battery investment costs in half, spelling more trouble for competitors. The post More pain ahead for legacy auto as Tesla slashes battery investment costs in half appeared first on The Driven.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Ford ( NYSE: F ) reported its Earnings for Q4 2022 on Thursday, missing earnings per share and beating revenue expectations, but CEO Jim Farley said the company “left about $2 billion on the table.” Ford reported an EPS of $0.51 per share, with analysts expecting $0.62 per share. Additionally, revenue landed at $41.8 billion, while Wall Street expectations outlined $40.37 billion.

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The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Mitsubishi switches on bi-directional EV charging facilities at its head office in Adelaide that can both charge an EV, and send electricity from an EV back to the grid. The post Mitsubishi claims Australia V2G first with installation of bi-directional chargers appeared first on The Driven.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A day and a half after its 200th launch overall, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched for the 200th time. Falcon 9 has only suffered two mission-related failures in flight: one partial failure in 2012 and a catastrophic failure in 2015. Falcon 9’s 2015 failure entirely destroyed the rocket and its cargo-carrying Dragon spacecraft before they reached orbit.

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The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Toyota chief scientist's claim that hybrid production should be prioritised over electric vehicles has been debunked by Dutch energy analyst. The post “Utter bollocks:” Energy analyst debunks Toyota’s “scarce lithium” hybrid myth appeared first on The Driven.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

SpaceX is preparing for a surge of geostationary communications satellite launches after several slow years. In the late 2010s, orders of large geostationary commsats plummeted. Formerly a mainstay of the commercial launch industry, western geostationary satellite launches became much rarer in 2019 and the early 2020s. That downturn was especially noticeable for SpaceX, where geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) launches were one of the most common missions performed by its Falcon 9 rockets from 2

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

If we count the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger as the light commercial pickups they are, the best-selling car in Australia in 2023 so far is the Tesla Model 3. Sales figures for the first month of the year, released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), show we bought 2,927 Model 3s in January. Tesla reduced the price of its Model 3 earlier in 2023.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Tesla’s Gigafactory Nevada facility will undergo a serious expansion that would allow it to mass produce the Tesla Semi and produce 100 GWh of 4680 battery cells per year. But while the idea of a Giga Nevada expansion is compelling, Nevada state officials have signed a non-disclosure agreement with the EV maker that will keep the details of potential tax breaks for the $3.6 billion project confidential until late February.

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Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

TVS Motor invests Rs.95 crore in OEM startup Ion Mobility TVS Motor (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. A wholly owned subsidiary of TVS Motor Company Ltd. makes a $95 million strategic investment in technology and automotive OEM start-up Ion Mobility to advance its electrification initiatives. In line with their shared commitment to electrifying the automotive industry, TVS Motor Company has announced a collaboration with Ion Mobility (ION).

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